Christa Czekay

Christa Czekay, née Elsler (20 March 1944 in Waldenburg – 14 June 2017) was a West German sprinter who specialized in the 200 and 400 metres.{{Cite web |url=http://trauer38.de/traueranzeige/christa-drust/50515166 |title=Christa Drust : Traueranzeige : Wolfsburger Nachrichten |date=24 June 2017 |website=trauer38.de |language=de |access-date=2017-10-09 |archive-date=2017-10-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010005216/http://trauer38.de/traueranzeige/christa-drust/50515166 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |url=http://www.wolfsburger-nachrichten.de/sport/regionalsport/wolfsburg/article210976141/VfL-Leichtathleten-trauern-um-Lauf-Ass-Christa-Drust-Czekay.html |title=VfL-Leichtathleten trauern um Lauf-Ass Christa Drust-Czekay |date=20 June 2017 |website=Wolfsburger Nachrichten |language=de |access-date=2017-10-09}}

Biography

She won a bronze medal in 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1969 European Championships along with teammates Antje Gleichfeld, Inge Eckhoff and Christel Frese. She won a silver medal in the same event at the 1971 European Indoor Championships, this time with Gisela Ahlemeyer, Gisela Ellenberger and Anette Rückes.

She competed for the sports club MTV Peine during her active career.

References

Category:1944 births

Category:2017 deaths

Category:Sportspeople from Wałbrzych

Category:Athletes from Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Category:West German female sprinters

Category:European Athletics Championships medalists